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Affordable Care Act expected to produce influx of patients

Doctor say the Affordable Care Act will give more women access to medical care, but there is a lack of doctors able to give that care.

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Updated: 5:35 PM CDT Sep 25, 2013

Affordable Care Act expected to produce influx of patients

Doctor say the Affordable Care Act will give more women access to medical care, but there is a lack of doctors able to give that care.

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Updated: 5:35 PM CDT Sep 25, 2013

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WEBVTT WHILE THE U-S WAITS ON THE FATE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT'.. A NEW STUDY RANKS OKLAHOMA DEAD LAST WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN'S HEALTH. K-O-C-O'S ERIELLE RESHEF IS LIVE. ERIELLE, YOU FOUND OUT.. THERE JUST AREN'T ENOUGH DOCTORS TO CARE FOR OKLAHOMA WOMEN. THAT'S RIGHT JESSICA -- OKLAHOMA IS RANKED 50TH IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH RIGHT NOW -- DOCTORS ARE GEARING FOR MORE PATIENTS BECAUSE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, THE HEALTH CARE MANDATE, OBAMA- CARE CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL - THE HEALTH CARE LAW MEANS MORE OKLAHOMA WOMEN WILL HAVE SOON INSURANCE. SOT: 57:49 We're really excited about the opportunities of the Affordable Care Act - we want to increase access to women's care and we're going to do thatbut as a consequence there's going to be a large influx of patients 57:58 AND THAT INFLUX IS GOING TO MAKE DR. NIGHTINGALE'S ALREADY BUSY PRACTICE EVEN BUSIER. NEW RESEARCH FROM THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS SHOWS THERE'S A DRASTIC SHORTAGE OF OB-GYN'S IN OUR STATE -- JUST ONE FOR EVERY 18- THOUSAND OKLAHOMA WOMEN. 58:02 We're still at a low level across the nation and Oklahoma is one of the lowest PUT ANOTHER WAY - 46 OF OKLAHOMA'S 77 COUNTIES DO NOT HAVE A SINGLE OBGYN.. 57:10 Soon we're going to the umsame number OBGYN's retiring as that are coming out of residency MORE PATIENTS, BUT NOT ENOUGH DOCTORS TO GO AROUND 59:47 I think it will affect our practice 59:48 59:22 I do feel the burden of patients who are trying to get into the clinic and there may not be enough spots for them and places for them to be seen BOX2X DOCTOR NIGHTINGALE SAYS DOCTORS WILL BE FORCED TO INCREASE REFERRALS TO NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS AND MIDWIVES TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, ERIELLE RESHEF, KOCO 5 NEWS. CAM-SOTVO AND TODAY, FORMER

Affordable Care Act expected to produce influx of patients

Doctor say the Affordable Care Act will give more women access to medical care, but there is a lack of doctors able to give that care.